Ring-gage.



J. B. INGALLS.

RING GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1912.

Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

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JOSEPH B. INGALLS, OF ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS.

RING- GAGE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aw 5,1913.

Application filed. July 15, 1912. Serial No. 709,552.

0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosE'PH B. INGALLS,citizen of the United States, residing at Rock Island, in the county ofRock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ring- Gages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to finger-ring gages and has as its object toprovide a gage of this class, simple in construction and cheap tomanufacture and adapted to indicate accurately the size of ring whichwill fit the finger to which the gage is applied. Also, the inventionaims to provide a gage of this type which can be made to serve as anadvertising novelty and which will not be bulky and clumsy to use.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of the finger ring gage embodying the present invention.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the finger-ring gageembodying the present invention. Fig. 3 is a top plan view illustratingthe gage strip in position, for shipment of the gage.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

In the drawing, the gage is illustrated as consisting in part of a card1 which is of celluloid, or any other suitable material. The card 1 isformed with spaced parallel slits 2 which are preferably located at thelower left hand corner of the card. Spaced parallel slit-s 4c are formedin the card at the lower right hand corner thereof and these slits areparallel to the slits 2. Printed or otherwise indicated upon the face ofthe card, but preferably near the lower edge thereof is ascale 5designed to cooperate with an indicator upon a finger encircling stripwhich is assembled with the card in a manner which will now bedescribed. The strip mentioned above, is indicated by the numeral 6 andat one end is formed with laterally projecting portions 7 which form ahead at this end of the strip. The strip is preferably of celluloid,although it may be of any other suitable material, and as will beobserved from inspection of the drawing, the strip is assembled with thecard by inserting its other end through the slits 2 and between theportion of the card between the slits and the race of the card until theprojecting portions 7 engage against one edge of this said portion ofthe card. The strip is then bent to substantially annular form and isagain inserted through the slits and beneath its first mentioned end.The strip is then positioned fiat upon the face of the card. In orderthat the strip may be readily drawn back and forth through the slits 2for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the diameter of the loop 8formed by flexing the strip at the time it is inserted through the slits2, the lateral edges of the strip at that end thereof opposite the endat which the head is formed are provided with notches 9 in which theuser of the device may engage his or her finger-nails.

The scale 5 printed or otherwise marked upon the card 1. indicates ringmeasurements of various sizes, and it is with this scale 5 that theindicator on the strip 6 is arranged to cooperate. The indicator uponthe strip is in the nature of a shoulder 10 formed by decreasing thewidth of the strip at and adjacent its free end, this shoulder beinglocated at the lower edge of the strip and being arranged to register,as stated, with the scale marks upon the card.

Upon the face of the card may be printed any desired advertisingmatter,and if desired there may be also printed upon the face of the cardrepresentations of the various birthstoncs together with the name of thestone and the month to which it corresponds. This printed matter isindicated at 11.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that whenthe device is to be used, the persons finger to be measured is insertedin the loop 8, and the end of the strip is then grasped and the strip ispulled through the slits 2 whereby to decrease the diameter of the saidloop and draw the same sufiiciently tight around the finger to securethe proper measurement which will be indicated on the scale 5 by theindicator 10. It is of course intended that the gage shall be placedupon the market with the strip resting flat upon the card, and it is forthis and cooperating measurement indicating means upon the card andstrip.

2. In a gage of the class described, a card formed with spaced slits, astrip having one end inserted through the slits and beneath the materialof the card between the slits, the said strip being looped and havingits other end inserted slidably through the slits and extending beneaththe first mentioned end, and measurement indicating means upon the cardand strip.

3. In the gage of the class described, a card formed with spaced slits,a strip having one end relatively fixed With respect to the card and thesaid strip being looped and inserted through one of the slits andslidable-v therethrough, the strip at its other end being slidablyinserted through the other slit, and measurement indicating means uponthe card and strip.

4. In a gage of the class described, a card formed with a slit, a striphaving one end inserted through the slit and relatively fixed withrelation to the card, the said strip being looped and inserted a secondtime through the slit beneath its said end, the card being formed with asecond slit, slidably receiving the other end of the strip, the saidmentioned end of the strip being formed on opposite edges with notches,and cooperating measurement indicating means upon the strip and card.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH B. INGALLS. [Ls] Witnesses IIAROLD A. WELD, JAMES F. MURPHY.

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